"With a playoff berth officially locked up, the Yankees finally have a chance to clinch the AL East in the nightcap of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Rays.

Eduardo Nunez's game-tying homer and Robinson Cano's go-ahead double in the eighth inning propelled the Yanks to a 4-2 win in the first of two at the Stadium, officially sealing their 16th trip to the postseason in 17 years.

The Yanks' magic number to clinch the division title also was lowered to two, meaning they could claim the crown with another win in the nightcap and a Boston loss at home Wednesday night against Baltimore. With the Game 1 loss, the Rays slipped to 2-1/2 games behind the Red Sox in the AL wild-card race."